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College football game
The 1999 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game between the Georgia Southern Eagles and the Youngstown State Penguins . The game was played on December 18, 1999, at Finley Stadium , home field of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga . The culminating game of the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season , it was won by Georgia Southern, 59–24.[3]
The participants of the Championship Game were the finalists of the 1999 I-AA Playoffs , which began with a 16-team bracket .[4]
Youngstown State Penguins [ edit ] Youngstown State finished their regular season with a 9–2 record (5–1 in conference); one of their losses had been to Western Michigan of Division I-A.[5] Seeded ninth in the playoffs, the Penguins defeated eight-seed Montana , 16-seed North Carolina A&T , and 13-seed Florida A&M to reach the final. This was the sixth appearance for Youngstown State in a Division I-AA championship game, having won four titles (1991, 1993, 1994, and 1997) against one loss (1992).
Georgia Southern Eagles [ edit ] Georgia Southern finished their regular season with a 9–2 record (7–1 in conference); one of their losses had been to Oregon State of Division I-A. The Eagles, seeded second, defeated 15-seed Northern Arizona , 10-seed UMass , and sixth-seed Illinois State to reach the final. This was the seventh appearance for Georgia Southern in a Division I-AA championship game, having four prior wins (1985, 1986, 1989, 1990) and two prior losses (1988, 1998).
Game summary [ edit ] Scoring summary [ edit ] Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP GSU YSU 1 10:20 9 44 4:40 GSU 25-yard field goal by Chris Chambers 3 0 1 4:51 11 76 5:29 YSU Adrian Brown 2-yard touchdown run, Mark Griffith kick good 3 7 1 2:51 5 72 2:00 GSU Greg Hill 42-yard touchdown run, Chambers kick good 10 7 2 14:34 8 73 3:17 YSU Jeff Ryan 3-yard touchdown run, Griffith kick good 10 14 2 10:25 11 78 4:09 GSU Adrian Peterson 3-yard touchdown run, Chambers kick good 17 14 2 9:05 1 57 0:10 GSU Bennie Cunningham 57-yard touchdown run, Chambers kick good 24 14 2 5:27 2 72 0:40 GSU Peterson 22-yard touchdown run, Chambers kick good 31 14 2 2:09 GSU Punt returned 72 yards for touchdown by Anthony Williams, Chambers kick good 38 14 3 4:47 5 41 1:15 YSU 30-yard field goal by Griffith 38 17 3 3:05 5 66 1:42 GSU Peterson 1-yard touchdown run, Chambers kick good 45 17 4 9:57 10 90 4:34 GSU Mark Myers 5-yard touchdown run, Chambers kick good 52 17 4 7:13 2 71 1:11 GSU J. R. Revere 66-yard touchdown run, Chambers kick good 59 17 4 3:48 8 71 3:25 YSU Brown 1-yard touchdown run, Griffith kick good 59 24 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 59 24
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Game statistics [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 2 Eagles 10 28 7 14 59 No. 9 Penguins 7 7 3 7 24
Georgia Southern running back Adrian Peterson Statistics GSU YSU First downs 24 17 Plays–yards 63–655 64–338 Rushes–yards 59–638 44–163 Passing yards 17 175 Passing: comp–att–int 1–4–0 11–20–1 Time of possession 27:47 32:13
Team Category Player Statistics Georgia Southern Passing Greg Hill 1–4, 17 yds Rushing Adrian Peterson 25 car, 247 yds, 3 TD Receiving Dedric Parham 1 rec, 17 yds Youngstown State Passing Jeff Ryan 11–20, 175 yds, 1 INT Rushing Adrian Brown 22 car, 160 yds, 2 TD Receiving Renauld Ray 4 rec, 90 yds
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References [ edit ] ^ a b "1999 I-AA National Championship - Georgia Southern vs Youngstown State" . Retrieved February 16, 2019 – via YouTube . ^ a b "Division I-AA Championship" . The News Journal . Wilmington, Delaware . December 19, 1999. p. E9. Retrieved February 16, 2019 – via newspapers.com. ^ Walker, Teresa M. (December 19, 1999). "Eagles win one for the thumb" . The Anniston Star . Anniston, Alabama . AP . Retrieved February 16, 2019 – via newspapers.com. ^ "Playoff Results & Bracket" . The Pantagraph . Bloomington, Illinois . November 28, 1999. p. F1. Retrieved February 8, 2019 – via newspapers.com. ^ "Youngstown St. Penguins 1999 Schedule" . cfbinfo.com . Retrieved February 16, 2019 . ^ "NCAA I-AA Championship" . GATAdb . December 20, 1999. Retrieved February 16, 2019 . ^ "2009 Southern Conference Football Media Guide" (PDF) . soconsports.com . p. 67. Retrieved February 16, 2019 . Further reading [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
Games through 2009 were played in December. Subsequent games have been played in January (*) or May (†).
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
1999–2000 NCAA Division I championships
† Not an officially sanctioned NCAA championship